Question- Emma Morano, the world’s oldest woman has passed away on April 15th, 2017. She was of –
(a) 115 years
(b) 116 years
(c) 117 years
(d) 118 years
Answer-(c)
Related facts:
- On April 15th, 2017, world’s oldest woman Emma Martina Luigia Morano has passed away in her home at Italy.
- She was 117 years old. Emma Morano was born on November 29, 1899.
- Morano was also one of the five oldest people in recorded history and also believed to have been the last surviving person in the world who was born in the 1800s.
- She was a Guinness World Record holder for the oldest living person and oldest living woman.
- She lived through two world wars and more than 90 Italian governments.
Reference:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/15/worlds-oldest-person-emma-morano-dies-aged-117
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/04/world-oldest-person-dies-age-117-170415173605851.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/29/emma-morano-worlds-oldest-living-person-celebrate-117th-birthday/